ASME

American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional association which in its own words,
promotes the art, science and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around
the globe via continuing education, training and professional development, codes and standards,
research, conferences and publications, government relations, and other forms of outreach.

SLDC (Student Led Design Conference)

ASME India has been striving in enhancing its student sections' activities. HPVC and SPDC have
already gained a reasonably good fame across the country. On the request of the upcoming and
already existing student sections, the active ASME members and volunteers had decided to have
a zonal level activity which resulted into inaugural version of SLDC 2015. The name Student Led
Design Conference (SLDC) has been considered, as this event primarily targets the technical
activities of the students sections. The prime motto of this event was to improve the technical
strengths of the ASME affiliate members among already existing student sections and starting up
new sections. It also aimed at active participation of students which increased awareness
regarding ASME and its activities round the year ultimately helped in elevating the quality
participation in SPDC-2016.

With the same aim and to gear up even better, SLDC-2016 is set to be held across India at various
zones. The event structure to be held in the same are discussed later in detail.

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Reputed Host Institutes of SLDC 2015
SLDC 2015 was organized in diverse states covering entire India. They are mentioned below.

1) LPU (Lovely Professional University) – Punjab

2) ISM (Indian School of Mines) – Dhanbad
3) NIT (National Institute of Technology) – Rourkela
4) NMIMS – Shirpur
5) CBIT (Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology) – Hyderabad
6) FISAT (Federal Institute of Science & Technology) – Kerela

Competition & its Specifics

1) Invention Showcase
Oral Presentation
2) Student Design Challenge
Technical Web
page Presentation
3) Presentation Competitions
Video Presentation
4) Host based Tech + Fun event
Technical Poster
Presentation
5) Student Training Conference

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 1) Invention Showcase
As the name indicates, this event features the identification of problems and edifying an
appropriate solution. This will have to be represented in front of judges’ expert panel and would
be judged on the following criteria. This competition is aimed to increase the quality participation
in ASME I-Show at India level. Participants per group can be minimum 1 and maximum 3.
Following are the points to be kept in mind while evaluating this competition which would act as
criteria for participants.

 It should be a real time problem faced by the industries

 It should be multi-disciplinary and
 It should comprise of team work.

Subject Presentation

 Presentation: This resembles a typical technical content presentation. Each team would present
their solution to the problem and research work. Participants have to present their individual
contribution towards the research work, from which individual performance can be easily
evaluated.

Scoring Criteria – (Total 100 points)

 20 points - Involvement of more than one engineering discipline students - (Since,
students need to develop networking skills among themselves).
 20 points – Necessity of Problem / Impact of Problem statement.
 20 points – Feasibility and practicality of the solution including cost.
 20 points – Use of Physics and engineering principles.
 10 points – Presentation and communication skills.
 10 points – Team work / Involvement of team.

Winner Recognitions
 Winner Team – 3000 INR
 Runner up Team – 1500 INR

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 2) Student Design Challenge

The Student Design Challenge involves robotics. The problem statement of the SDC of the
previous SPDC that is SPDC-2016 will remain the same for the Student Design Challenge too. This
event would aim at making them prepared with complicated problem statements of SPDC. The
track and the scoring procedure will remain the same as that of in SPDC.

Theme: “Manufacturing the Future“

Winner Recognitions
 Winner Team – 5000 INR
 Runner up Team – 2500 INR

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 3) Presentation Competition

Presentation Competitions is divided into sub categories aiming at enhancing and developing
the interior skills like speaking, presenting, creativity and developing.

 Oral Presentation

An engineer, like all professionals, must possess a well-developed ability to communicate, both
orally and in writing. This competition is designed to emphasize the value of an ability to deliver
oral presentations individually.

Winner Recognition

Winner – 1500 INR

 Technical Webpage Presentation

This web page competition is intended to encourage the delivery of visual presentations using
web page technology individually. The subject matter is to be related to some area in the field
of mechanical engineering.

Winner Recognition

Winner – 1500 INR

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  Video Presentation

The Old Guard Video Presentation Competition puts great emphasis on the value of an ability to
deliver clear, concise and effective presentations individually to an audience, particularly
pertaining to some scope in which an engineer is or should be involved.

Winner Recognition

Winner – 1500 INR

 Technical Poster Presentation

This poster competition is designed to emphasize the ability to deliver a visual presentation
individually. Subject matter is to be related to some area in the field of mechanical engineering.

Winner Recognition

Winner – 1500 INR

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 4) Host based Tech + Fun event

This is a part of competition dependent on host which should basically aim at the following two
things

o Should test the fundamentals of Physics of the Participants and

o Should be “Learning with fun” kind of event.

Winner Recognitions

Winner Team – 3000 INR

Runner up Team – 1500 INR

5) Student Training Conference

Student Training Conference will be organized at every host sections so as to promote ASME
among all the student section leaders in India. They will be made aware of all the scholarships
and grants and various other initiatives of ASME. This will provide them a platform to network
and develop professionalism and also get aware of the various events organized in different
colleges. The STC will be conducted by the respective ZR’s of that particular zone, SRB committee
as well as active and experiences ASME members and volunteers.

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Registration & Participation

A sum of 300 students is expected to take part in this event at respective venues. The registration fees is
kept influencing an advantage of being an ASME member. The fees would be one time charge which
would give access to all events of SLDC to participant. Clashes need to be avoided by participant.

Registration Fees

ASME Member – 500 INR

Non-ASME Member – 750 INR

Financial Structure
 The event is aimed to be the best instance cum self-sustainable model
 Individual sponsors or central sponsors could be approached by host institute
representatives in case of additional overhead cost over and above the income from
registration fees.
 Depending on the sponsorship amount, few propositions from the below mentioned
could be offered to sponsors.

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Benefits to sponsors / industrial partners

 Industry name to be highlighted as “Sponsor” on all printed as well as electronic materials

used for promotion of event.

 10 (6’ X 3’) banners of specific industry to be put in the event area at specifically eye
catching positions featuring the brand name and advertisements as well as promotions.

 20 (A2) posters of specific industry to be used during promotion of event in various

institutes.

 A speaking opportunity for a company representative to acknowledge and present the

awards for few categories at the awards ceremony.

 Industrial Partners would be offered with flair of arranging an expert lecture / workshop
of collaborating industry / institute or current trend domains within which has an
expertise of particular industry.

 They would be allowed to set up kiosks for their product or service demonstration or
branding at individual event places with a specified zone being provided to them.

 3 complimentary invites as a guest in individual venue places with appropriate hospitality

zone including lunch and dinner.

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